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New York · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

S 946: Authorizes the removal of police officer candidates from an eligible list when such candidate does not meet psychological fitness requirements or lacks good moral character standards

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

S 946 is a bill introduced in the New York Senate on January 8, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Authorizes the removal of police officer candidates from an eligible list when such candidate does not meet psychological fitness requirements or lacks good moral character standards. Primary sponsor: Robert Jackson (Democratic/Working Families). It lists 4 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (December 5, 2025): SIGNED CHAP.593.

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Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Authorizes the removal of police officer candidates from an eligible list when such candidate does not meet psychological fitness requirements or lacks good moral character standards.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Democratic/Working Families 2 · Republican 1 · Republican/Conservative 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Robert JacksonPrimary sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate31
Jake AshbyCo-sponsorRepublican/ConservativeSenate43
Cordell CleareCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate30
Jeremy CooneyCo-sponsorDemocratic/Working FamiliesSenate56
Tony PalumboCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate1

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. SIGNED CHAP.593
  2. DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR
  3. RETURNED TO SENATE
  4. PASSED ASSEMBLY
  5. ORDERED TO THIRD READING RULES CAL.423
  6. SUBSTITUTED FOR A3295
  7. REFERRED TO CODES
  8. DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
  9. PASSED SENATE
  10. ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
  11. 2ND REPORT CAL.
  12. 1ST REPORT CAL.947

Showing 12 most recent of 13 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source